Director: Brittany Snow
Fresh out of treatment and still learning how to trust her own instincts, Riley meets someone who feels like both a lifeline and a risk.
What is Parachute about?
Riley has just left a rehab program for food and body-image struggles, still working out how to rebuild ordinary routines without slipping back into old patterns. A chance meeting with Ethan pulls her toward something she didn't plan for: a connection that feels steadying one moment and overwhelming the next. As their relationship deepens across the years that follow, the film tracks how easily comfort can blur into dependency, and how someone recovering from one compulsion can find themselves circling another. Parachute doesn't frame the relationship as simply good or bad; it stays close to Riley's perspective as she tries to figure out where support ends and unhealthy attachment begins, using an on-and-off romance to examine recovery as a process rather than a finish line.
Cast & crew
Courtney Eaton carries Riley's arc with a restraint that keeps the character's struggle understated rather than melodramatic, and Thomas Mann's Ethan brings an anxious warmth that makes the pull between the two believable, with Kid Cudi, Dave Bautista, and Gina Rodriguez filling out the surrounding circle of friends and family.
Context & significance
Parachute marks the feature directorial debut of actress Brittany Snow, who also co-wrote the screenplay, drawing the film's intimate, close-quarters style from a personal interest in how recovery narratives are usually smoothed over on screen.
Where & how to watch
Parachute is available to watch on K-Time, a Persian-focused streaming service built with a Farsi interface for Iranian audiences abroad. This page is free to read for anyone; watching the film requires logging into a K-Time account.